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Lil Nas X documentary premiere delayed by bomb threat at Toronto International Film Festival

Rapper was kept off the red carpet while authorities checked for explosives



Lil Nas X attends the world premiere of 'Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero' at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Image Credit: Reuters

The premiere of the documentary ‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ was delayed after a bomb threat was called in at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Saturday night premiere of the film at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall was delayed by about 20 minutes while authorities verified that the threat wasn’t credible. Lil Nas X was kept off the red carpet during that time.

Lil Nas X with his father, Robbert Stafford, at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Image Credit: Reuters

Judy Lung, vice-president of public affairs and communications for TIFF, said in a statement that Toronto police investigated the vicinity of the red carpet ahead of the screening.

“Our standard security measures remained in place during this time and the screening commenced with a slight delay,” Lung said. “To our knowledge, this was a general threat and not directed at the film or the artiste.”

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‘Long Live Montero’, directed by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel, documents the pop superstar’s eight-month tour beginning in September 2022 for his full-length debut album, ‘Montero’.

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